Last week was a full week of extra-curricular events at the Atlassian office in San Francisco. One of the great things about working for this company is that there always seems to be something fun that part of (or the entire team) is taking part in.

JP Morgan Corporate Challenge

About 20 members of the Atlassian team participated in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge. The event is a 5KM race in downtown San Francisco that is geared specifically to corporate teams in the Bay Area. Check out the photo of our team below!

This isn’t the first time Atlassian has entered the race, as I believe we’ve participated a few years past. Last year we actually one the Best T-Shirt Competition but unfortunately did not this year. That being said I love our shirts! Not only is it another great shirt to add to my growing Atlassian wardobe, but they’re also made from organic cotton and printed with earth-friendly ink. Win!

It was a cloudy evening for the race but that didn’t stop nearly 6500+ people from participating. Teams from larger companies like Genentech, VMware and SalesForce definitely dwarfed our small Atlassian team. The race started and finished just south of the Embarcadero, completing a loop around AT&T Park. I was excited to finally be able to check out McCovey Cove where the San Francisco Giants infamous Splash Hits into the water occur.

It was an awesome race and I’m looking forward to next years event!

Atlassian EOFY Event - The Go Game

The following day was our EOFY (End of Financial Year) event which was kept a secret to the entire staff. The only things we received were some really cool Atlassian windbreakers and instructions to meet up at Washington Square Park by 1:00 PM.

What ensued was an epic Amazing Race style competition between the entire staff! We were split into 8 different colored teams and proceeded to explore North Beach for clues, challenges and contests to try to come out on top of the competition. And guess what, our team did! See a picture of team yellow (cleverly named The Golden Showers) below:

The event was put on by The Go Game, a company that specializes in team building events such as the one we had that day. It was organized really well, with each team needing to take photos/videos and complete challenges via mobile phones. At the end of the event all teams met up at the Bocce Cafe and photos and videos were voted on to determine the winner.

Personally it was a great way for me to explore a part of the city that I have yet to see. I would recommend this activity to any company that’s looking to have a great team building exercise that’s also super fun at the same time!

Shameless Plug

I’ve mentioned this in a few other posts as well, but Atlassian is hiring! We’re trying to ramp up our San Francisco team as we’ve got lots of work ahead of us in the next few years, and lots of capital to back our awesome plan! If these events seem like something you’d like to do as part of your work then why not submit your resume!?